How to announce messages with Siri on AirPods or Beats

Siri has many great features under its belt. One interesting feature enables the personal assistant to announce messages through your AirPods or compatible Beats headphones. And to top it off, you can reply without even picking up the iPhone and typing it. Sounds intriguing?

Most people prefer having a call over chat, especially when driving or working on a project. I’m one of them. And the ‘Announce Messages with Siri’ feature on AirPods worked perfectly for me. While I have been using Siri on the iPhone and iPad for numerous purposes, I particularly love this one the most.

And I’m sure by the time you’ll know about it, even you’ll fall for it. But before we move further, let’s first see if your AirPods or Beats headphone supports the feature.

You must own any of these headphones:

• AirPods Max
• AirPods (2nd or 3rd generation)
• AirPods Pro (1st or 2nd generation)
• Beats Fit Pro
• Powerbeats
• Powerbeats Pro
• Beats Solo Pro

Let the learning begin;

• How to turn on Announce Messages with Siri on iPhone
• Reply to messages on AirPods

How to turn on announce messages with Siri on iPhone

1. Go to Settings and tap Notifications.
2. Now, tap Announce Messages with Siri and turn it on.

Remember: Siri doesn’t announce messages (even if turned on) while using your device or if the screen isn’t dark.

You can also add Announce Messages with Siri to Control Center.

1. Open Settings and tap Control Center.
2. Scroll down to locate ‘Announce Messages with Siri‘ and tap ‘+’ to add it to the control center.

Once Siri is done announcing your message, it’ll wait for you to reply. Here are a few ways in which you can do that;

Reply to messages on AirPods

1. Reply, ‘I’ll reach office in an hour.’
2. Tell him, ‘I’m driving, I’ll call back.’

Once you are done, Siri will repeat your message before sending it. However, you have the option to send a reply without confirmation. To do this,

1. Go to Settings and tap Notifications.
2. Tap Announce Messages with Siri and turn on Reply without Confirmation.

If you face trouble using the feature, here are a few quick troubleshoots you can follow to resolve the issue.

Siri not announcing your messages on AirPods or Beats? Quick fixes

This could be for various reasons. Try the following solutions:

1. Check if your iPhone/iPad is compatible.
2. Ensure you are using compatible AirPods or Beats Headphones.
3. Check that the ‘Announce Messages with Siri’ is turned on in Settings.

Get Siri to read your incoming messages on AirPods!

I find the feature helpful, especially when I’m driving or multitasking. I mean, answering a call using AirPods is easy while driving, but to read and reply to a message (an important one, for that matter) is risky and NOT RECOMMENDED.

Do let me know your views on it if you ever used the feature. If not, well, what are you waiting for? Give it a try.

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• How to get Siri to read any text on iPhone, iPad or Mac
• How to turn off Siri on AirPods

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